Politics As Usual - Page 177

Gattigap · 06-21-2004, 06:16 PM

With the land-grab of domain names largely over, one fun* move in anticipating political developments is to check the rolls of domain names for potential candidates, candidate combinations, etc.

You would think that our major political parties would be savvy enough to capture most of the known combinations. You would be wrong.

Brian Rodgers had no idea why the GOP would let this one slip through their grasp, , but BC'04 apparently decided that www.bush2004.com wasn't really that valuable, so he snapped it up and started a satire site. Neocons offering $135,000 for the domain have been spurned, proving that Mr. Rodgers is not only a liberal, but also a rather stupid one.

Gattigap

*A relative term, admittedly.

sgtclub · 06-21-2004, 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
ridiculous post about russia and republicans

Do you ever think critically about what you post?

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-21-2004, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by sgtclub
Do you ever think critically about what you post?

Yes. Thanks for asking.

Bush met Putin and said he looked into his soul and found him straight-forward and trustworthy. If you were Putin, wouldn't you want to help the guy?

Good post. You really nailed me with that one.

sgtclub · 06-21-2004, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Yes. Thanks for asking.

Bush met Putin and said he looked into his soul and found him straight-forward and trustworthy. If you were Putin, wouldn't you want to help the guy?

Good post. You really nailed me with that one.

I was referring to the babble about its the DEMS that really care about democracy.

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-21-2004, 06:48 PM

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Originally posted by sgtclub
I was referring to the babble about its the DEMS that really care about democracy.

Since the quote comes from a Russian, maybe -- just maybe -- it's based on some actual difference between the Clinton and Bush administrations in their Russia policies. Since I haven't registered for the LA Times, I can't read the underlying article to see if the Russian goes on to say that.

sgtclub · 06-21-2004, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Since the quote comes from a Russian, maybe -- just maybe -- it's based on some actual difference between the Clinton and Bush administrations in their Russia policies. Since I haven't registered for the LA Times, I can't read the underlying article to see if the Russian goes on to say that.

I do, and it doesn't, Though it does say suggest that Russia is interested in a Bush election because, given the frayed nature of the US/Europe relationship under Bush, Russia has a closer bond with the US and fears that under Kerry it would play second fiddle to Europe.

Gattigap · 06-21-2004, 07:06 PM

In a ceremony fraught with unintended symbolism, a dove-freeing ceremony at the United Nations intended to symbolize peace went "disastrously wrong" as the Sri Lankan's bird was "dead upon takeoff" and "dropped like a brick."

The Sri Lankans have ordered an investigation, presumably to see if the terrorists have won again. Curses!

sgtclub · 06-21-2004, 07:11 PM

http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breakin...4645-8821r.htm

[proposal to allow non-citizens to vote]

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-21-2004, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by sgtclub
I do, and it doesn't, Though it does say suggest that Russia is interested in a Bush election because, given the frayed nature of the US/Europe relationship under Bush, Russia has a closer bond with the US and fears that under Kerry it would play second fiddle to Europe.

Because the Russians are our allies in the war on terrorism, we haven't called them on things like their brutality in Chechnya. It makes eminent sense to me that Putin would like it this way, and would want to keep working with Bush.

Dave · 06-21-2004, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by Gattigap

The Sri Lankans have ordered an investigation, presumably to see if the terrorists have won again. Curses!

Oh, the humanity!

(When do the Sri Lankans in Toyota Land Cruisers hit town?)

sgtclub · 06-21-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Because the Russians are our allies in the war on terrorism, we haven't called them on things like their brutality in Chechnya. It makes eminent sense to me that Putin would like it this way, and would want to keep working with Bush.

That is a far different point than your initial post.

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-21-2004, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by sgtclub
That is a far different point than your initial post.

Not so much. Unless you were misreading the initial post. I think the point of the Russian quoted was that Democrats have been more critical of Russia's internal affairs, calling for more democracy, while Bush has not given Putin a hard time about that stuff. Drum, more broadly, was suggesting that Bush talks a lot about spreading democracy, but doesn't follow through. I'm not aware of anything that he's done outside of Iraq -- a separate subject -- to push the totalitarian regimes we support to move to democratize.

At any rate, I only posted it as further to our exchange about Putin's comments, to point to that Russian's quote as supporting my suggestion that Putin was trying to help Bush.

Hank Chinaski · 06-21-2004, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
At any rate, I only posted it as further to our exchange about Putin's comments, to point to that Russian's quote as supporting my suggestion that Putin was trying to help Bush.

But at least he is supported by some allies, you admit that Ty. Baby steps sure but still. And he brutal to the Cechans? They're the ones taking over movie theatres right?

Tyrone Slothrop · 06-21-2004, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
But at least he is supported by some allies, you admit that Ty.

Well, pardner, you got me there.

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Baby steps sure but still. And he brutal to the Cechans? They're the ones taking over movie theatres right?

"They asked for it" is not working so well for us as an excuse for Iraq, but Putin seems to be thinking that Bush just isn't going to figure this out.

ltl/fb · 06-21-2004, 08:10 PM

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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
"They asked for it" is not working so well for us as an excuse for Iraq, but Putin seems to be thinking that Bush just isn't going to figure this out.

Uh, I'm not so sure it's not working so well, at least within the US, so Putin may be . . . not necessarily relying, but some related concept, on Bush's acceptance of that as a valid reason.